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There is a good question everybody asks: how many hours of sleep are required to feel well? The answers may alter. According to the statistics people require from seven to nine hours to be in shape. However there are people that state that they feel exhausted and worn out even after a nine-hour sleep. On … Read more
All over the world in millions of homes, each night people are having a lousy nights sleep caused by our infamous dreaded enemy. Every night we all look forward to a peaceful night’s sleep and every night like clockwork we get a call from that dreaded enemy in the form of our partner or spouse. … Read more
Satya: truthfulness, honesty (A continuation of an explanation of the aspects of Patanjali’s Yama and Niyama) “Satya is said to be speech and thought in conformity with what has been seen or inferred or heard on authority. The speech spoken to convey one’s own experience to others should be not deceitful, nor inaccurate, nor uninformative. … Read more
Every progress made by mankind in terms of technology and development is hailed as another step towards making life on earth comfortable. However, the irony is all these advances have only served to take away sleep from a huge proportion of the earth’s population. An increasing number of men and women are spending the time … Read more
Ahimsa: non-violence, non-injury, harmlessness In his commentary on the Yoga Sutras, Vyasa [Vyasa was one of the greatest sages of India, author of the Mahabharata (which includes the Bhagavad Gita), the Brahma Sutras, and the codifier of the Vedas.] begins his exposition of ahimsa: "Ahimsa means in no way and at no time to do … Read more
No one can argue with the fact that people need to sleep. Studies have linked a lack of sleep to everything from disruptions in the immune system to cognitive deficits to loss of weight control. Psychiatric problems have also been linked to long-term sleep deprivation. There have been many researches which can prove that sleep … Read more
Prerequisites for yoga “Knowledge (Jnana) does not come about from practice of yoga methods alone. Perfection in knowledge is in fact only for those who begin by practice of virtue (dharma). Yet, without yoga as a means, knowledge does not come about. The practice of yogic methods is not the means by itself, yet it … Read more
There have been several studies recently that link sleep deprivation with an increased risk of developing diabetes, obesity, heart disease and cancer. That’s rather scary when you consider 3.5 million Americans suffer from insomnia. With regard to the obesity cases, researchers have found that even mild sleep deprivation can disrupt the hormones ghrelin and leptin … Read more
Have you heard about the Gunas? No, they are not Disney characters! According to yoga there are three basic qualities or energies that make up everything. They are, rajas, tamas and sattva. Rajas is the energy of action, change and movement. Rajas is the fuel of passion and fire. Rajasic energy is also associated with … Read more
Commonly, people believe that back pain is just a fact of life, but it does not have to be that way. You no longer need to feel the effects of stiff muscles after a long night. Feeling relaxed at night and within the day does not need to be hard work because with a pillow … Read more